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The image shows a sketch of a man's head and shoulders. The man faces right with a slightly downward tilted head. He has a long beard, wavy hair, a prominent nose, and a furrowed expression. He appears to be wearing a robe or garment with a broad collar. The background is a textured light blue surface. There are no visible items of jewelry or other objects in the image.
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The image shows a sketch of a man's head and shoulders. The man faces right with a slightly downward tilted head. He has a long beard, wavy hair, a prominent nose, and a furrowed expression. He appears to be wearing a robe or garment with a broad collar. The background is a textured light blue surface. There are no visible items of jewelry or other objects in the image.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Bearded Man Looking Up / Cloaked Figure with Raised Arms

Alexandre Bida

Medium
graphite on blue wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 15 x 9.9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2004.166.37
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Man
Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

NGA object ID 139680. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.